Biting the Moon By Martha Grimes

A girl wakes in a strange house with no memory of who she is or how she got there. Her only clues: a trail of blood, an empty gun, and a mysterious man she instinctively fears. Fleeing into the desolate New Mexico wilderness, she encounters another runaway, and together they piece together the fragments of her lost identity—a past that hides violence, betrayal, and secrets someone will kill to keep buried.

Biting the Moon is not a conventional mystery but a mesmerizing psychological journey into survival and self-discovery. With her trademark lyricism and depth, Martha Grimes crafts a story where the stark beauty of the desert mirrors the fragile resilience of the human spirit.

It is both suspenseful and deeply human—an exploration of innocence lost and identity reclaimed.